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Name

getChildren()

Class

XML

Description

Returns all of the element's children as an array of XML objects. When the name parameter is specified, then it will return all children that match that name or path. The path is a series of elements and sub-elements, separated by slashes.

Examples

  • // The following short XML file called "mammals.xml" is parsed 
// in the code below. It must be in the project's "data" folder.
//
// <?xml version="1.0"?>
// <mammals>
//   <animal id="0" species="Capra hircus">Goat</animal>
//   <animal id="1" species="Panthera pardus">Leopard</animal>
//   <animal id="2" species="Equus zebra">Zebra</animal>
// </mammals>

XML xml;

void setup() {
  xml = loadXML("mammals.xml");
  XML[] animals = xml.getChildren("animal");

  for (int i = 0; i < animals.length; i++) {
    println(animals[i].getContent());
  }
}

// Sketch prints:
// Goat
// Leopard
// Zebra

Syntax

  • .getChildren()
  • .getChildren(name)

Parameters

  • name(String)element name or path/to/element

Return

  • XML[]
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